My Big Bad Book Report

I must say I did not choose wisely for my outside reading book. The Last Testament: A Memoir By God by David Javerbaum was better off as a joke a day calendar than a book. The writing was broken into numbered sections that got on my nerves after a while. It's also in semi-old English which at times can be funny, but it could have been cut out. I guess it's my fault for picking a humorous book for an AP English class. I won't say that i didn't like the book  because it was hilarious. I was averaging a laugh every two pages, and i enjoyed the irony of the whole thing. Some of my favorite parts were "Unsolved Mysteries", "Games (On Sports)", and "Hindus". I also liked that there was a picture of God on the front. Strangely enough he looks like Jeff Bridges after a year away from the barber. The Last Testament is not for the weak of heart however. There are many outrageous sections on the book that many would find offensive especially the section on Hindus where "God" goes after every religion that doesn't follow him.  Such offensive lines as, "Hinduism may have it's merits, but Buddhism I hate with every fiber of my being." There are no themes nor is there a plot, but the book does serve as a mirror that an uneducated religious could hold up to themselves. I don't say an educated religious person because they can accept such things as evolution and global warming. The Last Testament is very much like The Colbert Report. The God in this book is a God that someone who still has a confederate flag on there truck might believe in. He is 100% American, actually cares about sports, and only accepts Monotheism where he is the main God. By portraying God like this Javerbaum shows how silly some people are. I would give the book five stars for it's entertainment value, but alas I cannot. As a book The Last Testament comes short, but then again I doubt Javerbaum wanted it to make it to Oprah's favorite books list. I would recommend this book to anyone with a VERY open mid and a good sense of humor it's not just for the atheist out there I think this book could be enjoyed by everyone.